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Druid

American  
[droo-id] / ˈdru ɪd /

noun

(often lowercase)

  1. a member of a pre-Christian religious order among the ancient Celts of Gaul, Britain, and Ireland.

druid British  
/ ˈdruːɪdɪs, ˈdruːɪd /

noun

  1. a member of an ancient order of priests in Gaul, Britain, and Ireland in the pre-Christian era

  2. a member of any of several modern movements attempting to revive druidism

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Other Word Forms

  • druidess noun
  • druidic adjective
  • druidical adjective
  • druidry noun
  • non-Druid noun
  • nondruidic adjective
  • nondruidical adjective
  • subdruid noun

Etymology

Origin of Druid

1555–65; < Latin druidae (plural) < Gaulish; replacing druide < French; compare Old Irish druí (nominative), druid (dative, accusative) wizard

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